Janet Marie (Trossen) Warner

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am, Saturday, April 16, 2016 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Long Prairie for Janet Marie (Trossen) Warner, age 76, who passed away on Monday, April 11 at CentraCare Hospital in Long Prairie after a long and grace-filled battle with cancer and other health ailments. Fr. Omar Guanchez will officiate and burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Camp Ripley, Minnesota. Family and friends may call from 4-8 pm, Friday and after 8 am Saturday at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home – Stein Chapel, Long Prairie. St. Mary’s Catholic Women will pray the rosary at 4 pm, Friday at the funeral home.
Janet was the oldest child born to Clarence and Alice (Ward) Trossen on February 28, 1940 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She spent her childhood in St. Cloud, Greenwald and Meier Grove before moving with her family to Crystal. She graduated from St. Francis High School in Little Falls then attended beauty school in St. Cloud earning a Cosmetology license. She married Roger Warner on November 26, 1960 at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Crystal and they made their home in Long Prairie their entire married life. She worked for many years as a cosmetologist and also worked at Custer Floral. After her children left home, she went back to school earning an associate’s degree from Willmar Community College and a bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University. She then worked as an advocate for women.
Janet was the family historian and spent many hours working on genealogy research. She loved to work with her hands and sewed many clothes for her children, grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She also loved to crochet, paint, travel, go to casinos and read books. She volunteered at the Todd County Historical Society Museum and was a member of the Long Prairie Red Hat-Titude group.
Janet is survived by her husband of 55 years, Roger, children, Karla (Craig) Zellmer of St. Paul, Greg (Ann) Warner of Stillwater and Jeff (fiance’ Kathy Benney) Warner of Long Prairie; 10 grandchildren, Matthew and Meghan Zellmer, Samantha, Stacy and Shannon Warner, Nicole Beach, Samantha Pommier, Cody, Dylan and Jesse Warner; 6 great-grandchildren, Kaeden, Delani, and Harper Beach, Gabriella Warner, Kason Pommier, and Lillian Warner; siblings Mary (Leslie) Stewart, Betty (Mike) VanDeBerg, Tom (Carolyn) Trossen, and Bill (Ilene) Trossen; sister-in-law Shirley (Lee) Callies; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Janet was preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Alice (Ward) Trossen, infant twin brothers Jerald and Joseph, and sister Margaret.